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From Audio Research ref cd player to what ? (Cd Transport, streamer, Dac.....?)

I have sold my Ref cd7 as I was willing to upgrade. I thought buying a new dac with a new transport , giving more versatility would be better.
I realize now that lots of transport are available and that finally I just have 200 cd’s or so and the investment on a transport is maybe not that wise....

What quality of transport do I need to buy to be at least at the level of the cd7 ? Moving up the scale I have seen the nuprime cdt 10,  simaudio 260d or t , a newly developed project rst2, or the jay’s cdt2 mk2.

What quality of DAC for not to be disappointed with my previous cd7 ? I have seen Ayre  Codex or Yggdrasil or Bryston BDA3 or psaudio , or mytek....

Is it better to buy a streamer as I don’t have thousands of cd’s ? But what ?

All of this will be associated to an Audio Research Ref3 ,  2x Audio Research Ref 250 , Magnepan 20.7.
I don’t like anemic sound and prefer full bodied, romantic, yet envelopping and textured sound.
I don’t need over transparency as my above rig is sufficiently transparent to let everything appear even in the smallest details.

What do you think ?
thank you


antmou

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georgehifi
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@georgehifi I have also seen the Jay’s cdt2 mk2 

Yeah it's nice, but to me expensive. And I did query the availability and price of the laser, and from suppliers like the ones usual on ebay, in case they go belly up next week/year.

To me there's nothing worse that a nice expensive product like a CDP or CDT that there's no laser for easily at a decent price, or worse unobtainium, then you have junk.
Like the magic Mark Levinson No.39 now junk if you can't find a new  Sony-KSS-151A laser, try too find a new one of those (not used). 
  
Cheers George

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georgehifi
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I have sold my Ref cd7 as I was willing to upgrade. I thought buying a new dac with a new transport I realize now that lots of transport are available and that finally I just have 200 cd’s or so and the investment on a transport is maybe not that wise....
Stick with your CD’s Schiit will have a very affordable transport out soon which if history serves will be a good one, and won’t break the bank. And should be better than the $400 Cambridge I have mentioned, because the Schiit CDT designer is the legendary (Theta Digital designer) Mike Moffat

Too many of my friends sold their CD collections and transports to go streaming/server way, and chopping and changing them and the software to get some satisfaction, and in the end have lost their passion for music and audio.
Never again to have music sessions or equipment comparing sessions at their place with their audio friends like they did before they switched. They change the subject if anyone talks about it.

Cheers George
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